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clog

Dictionary definition · clog

noun

  1. footwear usually with wooden soles
  2. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
  3. a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps

verb

  1. become or cause to become obstructed"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
  2. dance a clog dance
  3. impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden"horses were clogged until they were tamed"
  4. impede with a clog or as if with a clog"The market is being clogged by these operations"
  5. coalesce or unite in a mass"Blood clots"
  6. fill to excess so that function is impaired"Fear clogged her mind"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).